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The Hindu
a day ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
IND U-19 vs ENG U-19, 2nd Test: Rew, Ekansh steady England innings after Indian bowlers shine on Day 1
India Under-19 bowlers struck at regular intervals before skipper Thomas Rew and Ekansh Singh rescued the hosts on day one of the second Youth Test here on Sunday. Thanks to a 90-run stand between Rew and Ekansh, England U-19 recovered from 80 for five to close at 177 for six in 44 overs. Rew top-scored while RS Ambrish and Aditya Rawat claimed two wickets each. India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre's decision to bowl first was immediately vindicated. Rawat trapped Ben Dawkins lbw with the first ball of the match, and in the next over, Henil Patel removed Adam Thomas, leaving England reeling at 4 for 2. One-down batter Aaryan Sawant managed to settle in with a boundary but struggled to build momentum. Rain delayed the start and forced another interruption with England at 18 for two in 5.3 overs, prompting an early lunch. Resuming play, Sawant and Rocky Flintoff attempted to rebuild, but Rawat struck again, dismissing Flintoff for a 26-ball 16, caught by Vihaan Malhotra, to make it 29 for three. Ambrish then removed Sawant (20), also caught by Malhotra. Ben Mayes offered brief resistance with a 31 off 40 balls, laced with five boundaries, before falling to Ambrish. Rew, captaining and keeping wicket in this match, then combined with Ekansh Singh (46 not out) for a vital 90-run partnership that steadied England U-19's innings. Their stand was broken late in the day when leg-spinner Naman Pushpak claimed the prized wicket of Rew. Brief scores England U-19: 177/6 in 44 overs (Thomas Rew 59; Aditya Rawat 2/42, RS Ambrish 2/39) vs India U-19.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
IND-19 vs ENG-19, 2nd Test: Rew, Ekansh steady England innings after Indian bowlers shine on Day 1
India U-19 bowlers struck at regular intervals before skipper Thomas Rew and Ekansh Singh came to the home team's rescue on day one of the second Youth Test here on Sunday. Thanks to Rew and Ekansh's 90-run partnership, England U-19 recovered from 80 for five to reach 177 for six in 44 overs. Rew top-scored for England U-19 on the opening day after RS Ambrish and Aditya Rawat picked up two wickets apiece. India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre won the toss and chose to field, and the decision was straightaway vindicated as Rawat and Henil Patel struck once each with the new ball to leave England at 4/2 in the second over. Rawat struck with the very first ball of the match, trapping Ben Dawkins in front of the wicket at the County Ground. In the day's second over, Patel got Adam Thomas out lbw to leave the England U-19 team in all sorts of trouble, even as one-down bat Aaryan Sawant got off the mark with a boundary. After a delayed start due to rain, the match was interrupted when the heavens opened up again, with England U-19 reaching 18 for two in 5.3 overs. ALSO READ: ENG vs IND: Nitish Kumar Reddy in danger of being ruled out of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy The interruption was lengthy, forcing the umpires to call for an early lunch. When the proceedings began after the weather cleared up, Sawant and Rocky Flintoff tried to rebuild the innings. However, Rawat cut short Flintoff's stay in the middle when he had the batter caught by Vihaan Malhotra for a 26-ball 16 to leave the home team at 29 for three. All-rounder RS Ambrish dismissed Sawant, caught by Malhotra after the batter had reached 20 with the help of three boundaries. Ben Mayes and Thomas Rew, who is performing the dual role of captaining and keeping in this match, then steadied the innings for a brief while before the former was dismissed by Ambrish for a 31 off 40 balls. His knock contained five hits to the fence. Rew was then joined by Ekansh Singh (46 batting) in the middle, and the two forged a much-needed partnership of 90 runs for the sixth wicket to give England U-19's innings a semblance of respectability before leg-spinner Naman Pushpak took the important wicket of the home team skipper. Brief scores England U-19: 177/6 in 44 overs (Thomas Rew 59; Aditya Rawat 2/42, RS Ambrish 2/39) vs India U-19.
News18
2 days ago
- Sport
- News18
2nd Youth Test: Rew, Ekansh steady England U-19 after Indian bowlers strikes
Last Updated: Chelmsford (UK), Jul 20 (PTI) India U-19 bowlers struck at regular intervals before skipper Thomas Rew and Ekansh Singh came to the home team's rescue on day one of the second Youth Test here on Sunday. Thanks to Rew and Ekansh's 90-run partnership, England U-19 recovered from 80 for five to reach 177 for six in 44 overs. Rew top-scored for England U-19 on the opening day after RS Ambrish and Aditya Rawat picked up two wickets apiece. India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre won the toss and chose to field, and the decision was straightaway vindicated as Rawat and Henil Patel struck once each with the new ball to leave England at 4/2 in the second over. Rawat, in fact, struck with the very first ball of the match, trapping Ben Dawkins in front of the wicket at the County Ground. In the day's second over, Patel got Adam Thomas out lbw to leave the England U-19 team in all sorts of trouble, even as one-down bat Aaryan Sawant got off the mark with a boundary. After a delayed start due to rain, the match was interrupted when the heavens opened up again with England U-19 reaching 18 for two in 5.3 overs. The interruption was lengthy, forcing the umpires to call for an early lunch. However, Rawat cut short Flintoff's stay in the middle when he had the batter caught by Vihaan Malhotra for a 26-ball 16 to leave the home team at 29 for three. All-rounder RS Ambrish dismissed Sawant caught by Malhotra after the batter had reached 20 with the help of three boundaries. Ben Mayes and Thomas Rew, who is performing the dual role of captaining and keeping in this match, then steadied the innings for a brief while before the former was dismissed by Ambrish for a 31 off 40 balls. His knock contained five hits to the fence. Rew was then joined by Ekansh Singh (46 batting) in the middle, and the two forged a much-needed partnership of 90 runs for the sixth wicket to give England U-19's innings a semblance of respectability before leg-spinner Naman Pushpak took the important wicket of the home team skipper. Brief scores: England U-19: 177/6 in 44 overs (Thomas Rew 59; Aditya Rawat 2/42, RS Ambrish 2/39) vs India U-19. PTI AH AH ATK view comments First Published: July 20, 2025, 23:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Winnipeg Free Press
12-07-2025
- General
- Winnipeg Free Press
Chiming in with chorus of caring
Forty years ago — on July 13, 1985 — Live Aid rocked the world to raise funds for millions of starving people in Ethiopia. And a Manitoban helped make it happen. That Manitoban was William Rew. He was the pilot who flew a BBC film crew into what was considered the epicentre of the famine in the fall of 1984 so they could provide the world with its first view of the terrible suffering unfolding in that country. It was that coverage which led to Live Aid. At the time, Rew was on a voluntary year's leave as a pilot from Air Canada, which had a surplus of pilots at the time. Rew, who had always wanted to spend time in Africa, took the offer and signed up with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), an international Christian organization that provides aviation and communication services for remote communities in the Global South. SUPPLIED William and Leona Rew 'MAF needed pilots to help with flying relief supplies in Ethiopia,' said Rew, 72, who grew up in a devout Plymouth Brethren family. 'They had four criteria for pilots: We had to give a year, be single, have experience on de Havilland Canada Twin Otter aircraft and be a person of faith. I checked all the boxes.' Rew went to Ethiopia in the fall of 1983 with MAF to fly food to starving people in remote parts of the country. 'It was difficult flying,' he said of how he made five or six trips a day to isolated communities with only grass or dirt landing strips. 'The airplanes took a real pounding.' The BBC trip came near the end of his year there. Together with co-pilot Keith Ketchum, another Canadian, they flew the reporting crew to Korem in the northern part of Ethiopia on Oct. 19, 1984. 'It was just another day at work in Ethiopia,' Rew said, adding he had never been to Korem, as it was too dangerous — it was in the heart of the nation's civil war. They dropped off the BBC crew, including TV reporter Michael Buerk, camera operator Mohammed Amin and radio reporter Mike Wooldridge, then flew on to another remote town before returning a day later to pick them up. SUPPLIED William Rew (right) with a co-pilot in Ethiopia. After flying back to the capital, Addis Ababa, Rew and Ketchum said goodbye to the BBC crew and went back to their regular work. Shortly after, Rew completed his time with MAF and went on an extended and news-free holiday in Europe before returning to Canada in mid-November. When he arrived back in Winnipeg, he was surprised to find the Ethiopian famine all over the news because of that BBC report, which aired on Oct. 23, 1984. The graphic reporting showed what BBC radio reporter Wooldridge described as 'Hell on Earth,' a place where thousands were dying every week due to drought, war and neglect by the country's then Marxist government. It was only then that Rew understood the impact of what he had been part of. 'There was a firestorm of media attention about it when I got home,' he said. 'The media was lining up to hear my story.' It was a significant contrast to six months earlier, when Rew had come home to Winnipeg on furlough. At that time, nobody was talking about the millions of people starving in Ethiopia. 'It was very obvious there was a big change as a result of that BBC report,' Rew said. One of the people who saw that report was Bob Geldof, then a member of Irish band the Boomtown Rats. Galvanized by what he saw, Geldof, along with musician Midge Ure, came up with the idea for Band Aid, which found some of the decade's biggest musical stars joining together to record Do They Know It's Christmas? to raise money for famine relief. SUPPLIED Food being unloaded from an MAF plane in Ethiopia As a followup, they organized Live Aid, which took place nine months later in London and Philadelphia, and was broadcast to more than 150 countries where it was seen by 1.5 billion people. Bands and musicians who participated included U2, Queen, Dire Straits, the Who, Elton John, Black Sabbath, Run-D.M.C., Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Judas Priest, the Beach Boys, Bryan Adams and many others. Altogether, Band Aid and Live Aid raised more than US$150 million for famine victims in Ethiopia. Now, at the 40th anniversary of that historic event, Rew is reflective. 'I ended up flying to the perfect place in Ethiopia to shock the world into doing something about the famine,' he said. 'It's a huge part of my memory. I remember it every time Oct. 19 rolls around.' He also recalls the many experiences he had in Ethiopia while flying in life-saving food. Sundays Kevin Rollason's Sunday newsletter honouring and remembering lives well-lived in Manitoba. 'That was the only time in my life when I kept a diary,' Rew said, adding he didn't take many pictures. 'I felt uncomfortable taking photos of people who were suffering. It didn't seem right.' Today Rew is retired after a 41-year career with Air Canada and lives in the city with his wife, Leona. They are members of St. Margaret's Anglican Church. Looking back, he thinks about how small acts, like being the pilot for that world-changing flight, can have a big impact. Rusty Kennedy / The Associated Press files Tina Turner and Mick Jagger perform together at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in July 1985 which raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. 'Maybe it can provide hope to others who think change isn't possible,' he said. 'No matter how hopeless it looks to us, change can happen. And when the world puts its mind to it, which they did after the BBC documentary, things like famines can be overcome.' Faith@ The Free Press is committed to covering faith in Manitoba. If you appreciate that coverage, help us do more! Your contribution of $10, $25 or more will allow us to deepen our reporting about faith in the province. Thanks! 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Glasgow Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Somerset coach Jason Kerr backs James Rew to follow in Jos Buttler's footsteps
The uncapped 21-year-old will be part of Ben Stokes' squad for next week's one-off fixture against Zimbabwe, replacing the injured Jordan Cox as cover for the top seven having racked up his 10th first-class century earlier this month. He was cleared to play against Sussex in the latest round of Rothesay County Championship games, making a Bazball-esque 46 off 47 balls on Friday, and will head to Trent Bridge at the conclusion to train with the Test team. James Rew has drawn comparisons with former England captain Jos Buttler (pictured) (Joe Giddens/PA) His path has been strikingly similar to former one-day captain Buttler's, both wicketkeeper-batters going from King's College in Taunton to the Somerset first team and quickly on to the national side. And Kerr has a familiar feeling as Rew prepares to enter the England scene. 'I look back to Jos coming through and thinking, 'it's inevitable he'll get international recognition sooner rather than later'. With Rewy you always felt he had that little something too,' he told the PA news agency. 'There's not so much of a comparison with who they are as people, but it's there in the questions they ask you and the way they approach their practice. When Jos was a young player he wouldn't ask the questions other young players did. Same thing with Rewy. 'They've got a real curiosity about the game and as a coach that excites you, they challenge you. They just want to get better and they see the game differently. 'He's a great lad and when he's working you can just see someone so hungry to better themselves.' While Rew's debut will likely have to wait a little longer, only an injury would catapult him into the XI at Nottingham, Kerr has no qualms about how he would respond. 'We always talk as coaches about playing each ball on its merits and he has an innate ability to do that. He always plays the ball, never the occasion, never the bowler,' he said. 'He'll enjoy the environment and see it as an opportunity to grow and learn. A huge amount of the challenge is dealing with the occasion and the expectation. He's got great maturity. 'If he gets the opportunity now or in the near future, we back him 100 per cent.' Meanwhile, England are preparing to reduce the number of analysts involved with the men's senior team. Senior analyst Nathan Leamon, who had a particularly close working relationship with World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan, and white-ball analyst Freddie Wilde are understood to be moving on. Head coach Brendon McCullum, who moved from a Test-only role to oversee all formats at the start of the year, is keen not to overload his players with too much information and is keen to see them solve problems under their own steam. Test skipper Ben Stokes and Harry Brook, the recently-appointed white-ball captain, both favour an instinctive approach, underpinned by data but not led by it.
